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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Close-Up

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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
no crop, D300, 60mm, single strobe. by Steve De Neef
no crop, D300, 60mm, single strobe.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Starry yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer). ... by Mike Dickson
Starry yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer).
Plug point, Bandar Khayran, Muscat, Oman
F5.6, 1/2000, spot metering, both strobes
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Tiger Cardinal Fish with eggs by Julian Cohen
Tiger Cardinal Fish with eggs
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we've seen Jawfish with eggs in their mouth but I think this is a different species (after a quick Google). Anyway, scarey guy!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Flamingo Tongue, Saba Island. by Abimael Márquez
Flamingo Tongue, Saba Island.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Hippocampus Pontohoi by Mathias Baur
Hippocampus Pontohoi
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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butterfly ballet by Lee Arbo
butterfly ballet
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Frogfish taken at Lembeh Straits, Indonesia by Dennis Siau
Frogfish taken at Lembeh Straits, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Portrait image of Painted Frogfish. Taken with D200 and 1... by David Henshaw
Portrait image of Painted Frogfish. Taken with D200 and 105mm lens (no cropping)
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Shot off manado indonesia. no cropping. by Andrew Macleod
Shot off manado indonesia. no cropping.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Canon G10, no closeup lenses....big Spanish Dancer. Beau... by Stephen Holinski
Canon G10, no closeup lenses....big Spanish Dancer. Beautiful...no partner shrimp this time though. Taken in Anilao
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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friends :) by Danielle Stark
friends smile
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Red-Tipped Fireworm-Cozumel by Joel Sarver
Red-Tipped Fireworm-Cozumel
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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RED HOLE ,TIME WARP by Andres Larraz
RED HOLE ,TIME WARP
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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whip coral shrimp taken with DX1G sea & sea two ys110 str... by Kevin Lay
whip coral shrimp taken with DX1G sea & sea two ys110 strobes.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I took thie little guy's picture with a 60 MM macro @ F4 ... by Stuart Ganz
I took thie little guy's picture with a 60 MM macro @ F4 1/60 ISO 200. I really like the way the background blurs out leaving the face in focus.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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moray eel/sea & sea DX-1G with 2-Inon S-2000 strobes by Joel Sarver
moray eel/sea & sea DX-1G with 2-Inon S-2000 strobes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Eastern cleaner clingfish taking a rest after cleaning a ... by Jonathan Regan
Eastern cleaner clingfish taking a rest after cleaning a leatherjacket
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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The look of a Priacanthe de Bloch... Que du Bonheur... :O... by Michel Lonfat
The look of a Priacanthe de Bloch... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Portrait Study of Yellow Leaf Scorpionfish (supposed to b... by David Henshaw
Portrait Study of Yellow Leaf Scorpionfish (supposed to be in hiding) Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Sleeping Parrotfish by Martin Dalsaso
Sleeping Parrotfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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This frogfish made a perfect subject. Bonaire, 18 Palms. by Chris Crediford
This frogfish made a perfect subject. Bonaire, 18 Palms.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Photo of sand dollar seen in Grand Bahamas May 2009. Can... by Bonnie Conley
Photo of sand dollar seen in Grand Bahamas May 2009. Canon SD 550. Prettiest one I've ever seen.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Just Resting" A snoozing Green Turtle, one of the many o... by Debi Henshaw
"Just Resting" A snoozing Green Turtle, one of the many on Sipadan :o)
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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The face of a Yellow Butterfly Fish... Que du bonheur... ... by Michel Lonfat
The face of a Yellow Butterfly Fish... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Friday, July 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Will somebody believe me NOW when I say that clownfish ha... by Mike Dickson
Will somebody believe me NOW when I say that clownfish have teeth?
Clarks anemonefish (l: Amphiprion clarkii)
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date posted posted: Friday, July 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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UP CLOSE HORSE! by Andres Larraz
UP CLOSE HORSE!
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Christmas tree worm in Bonaire by Lee Arbo
Christmas tree worm in Bonaire
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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